Lakers take low road out of town

Lakers' Andrew Bynum, right, is escorted from the floor by teammate Ron Artest after Bynum was ejected for a flagrant foul.

It was certainly not the way the Lakers, nor coach Phil Jackson, wanted this season (and in the case of the Zen Master, his career) to end. Dallas not only swept the Lakers in a stunning conclusion to their Western Conference playoff series, but survived the cheap shot attack that was launched on them by the losers.

Who had Dallas vs. Memphis in the West finals this year? I’m guessing that the payoff for $20 on that bet in Vegas last fall would be pretty high.

While everyone gets totally carried away with the performance of Boston’s Rajon Rondo in Game 3 Saturday night, playing the fourth quarter with one good arm after dislocating his left elbow, calling it a ‘heroic’ display, let’s take pause.

What he did: play basketball.

What he didn’t do: slide down a rope in the middle of the night, find a terrorist, shoot same, gather evidence, get back on chopper, return to base all in 40 minutes.